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25 millionUS dollars
A deepfake scam led an employee of the engineering firm Arup in Hong Kong to pay out $25 million to fraudsters.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“paying out $25 million to fraudsters”
British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million deepfake scam victim, Kathleen Magramo, CNN (reprinted by ABC17 News), 2024, Article, paragraph 2.
Open the original- What it measures
- Arup confirmed the case to CNN in May 2024 after it had told Hong Kong police in January.
- What it does not show
- The investigation was ongoing when the report was published, and the amount is the company's and police's figure.